2015 National Book Award Finalists
This year’s National Book Award finalists have been announced. Read the full post.
Trevor Berrett
2015 Man Booker Prize Winner
This year’s Man Booker Prize winner has been announced. Read the full post.
Masters of Cinema Cast Episode 45: Kenji Mizoguchi’s Ugetsu Monogatari
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to guest on The Masters of Cinema Cast to discuss Kenji Mizoguchi’s Ugetsu with host Joakim Thiesen. Read the post and get a link to the podcast.
David Cronenberg: The Brood
Today The Criterion Collection is releasing David Cronenberg’s 1979 film The Brood. Trevor reviews the film and the Criterion Collection release. Read the full post.
Ben Marcus: “Cold Little Bird”
This week’s New Yorker fiction is Ben Marcus’s “Cold Little Bird.” Read the post and join the conversation.
Ronald Blythe: Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village
Trevor reviews Ronald Blythe’s 1969 book Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village.
Episode 16: Bohumil Hrabal
In this episode of The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast, Trevor is joined by Nick During, from NYRB Classics, Tynan Kogane, from New Directions, and translator Stacey Knecht to discuss the Czech author Bohumil Hrabal. Read the post and listen to the podcast.
2015 Nobel Prize for Literature
This year’s Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to Belarussian writer Svetlana Alexievich. Read the full post.
The 2015 Giller Prize Shortlist
The 2015 Giller Prize Shortlist has been announced. Read the full post.
Rivka Galchen: “Usl at the Stadium”
This week’s New Yorker story is Rivka Galchen’s “Usl at the Stadium.” Read the full post.